Metallic tie and rail-fastener.



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E. T. RAMSAY. METALLIC TIE AND RAIL FASTENER. AYPLIOATIOH rum) ma. 1a, ma.

1,068,700. v Patented July 29,1913.

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Witnesses To all whom it may concern:

. citizen of the United States, residing at 'Birdsboro, in the county of Berks and State is theprovision of a rail fastener especially adapted toconne'et the meeting ends of tie at the-joints.

I pro "-eeds, the invention resides in the comhiwhich the following is a specification.-

transversemovement, vet permitting the joints, the present fastener. taking the place i removable portions of the-rail fastener. 1

UNITED srariesrfarnur QEEICE.

JET-HAN T KAMSAY; 0F BIRDSBORO, PENNSYLVANIA.

METALLIC TIE AND RAIL-FASTENER.

Be it known that I, ETHAN TfRAi-tss'e, a

of Pennsylvania, have invented a new and useful Metall c T e and Rani-Fastener, of.

'lhe present invention relates to improvements in metallic ties and-rail fast'eners,- one object of jthepresent intention-being the provision of a metallic channel iron tie, having disposed Within and below the-rail support ing portion thereof, a block of wood to provide a cushioning means at'such point of the tie, the fastening means for the railbeing' secured to the upper surface of the tie shove the cushioning; block, "and being so disposed as to clamp the tie upon the rail and against same the necessarylongitudinal movement due to expansion and contraction.

' A further oh ect of the present invention rails, which in the present case are, cut obliquely and are so disposed between the fastener as to dispense With the use of fish plates or other connecting mediums at the of the fish plates and providing means for the necessary expansion between the oints without the bulging or battering of the rails With the foregoing and other objects in view, which Will appear as the description nation and arrangement of parts and in the details of construction hereinafter dcserihed and claimed, it being understood that changes in the precise embodiment of the invention herein disclosed can he made within the scope of What is claimed Without ti parting from the spirit of the invention.

In the drawings: Figure 1 is a top view of a tie with the fastener in 32 upon a single rail and at the joint. connecting rails. Fig. 2 is a long sectional view through the tie, railfast and the rails as illustrated in Fig: l. is an enlarged perspective view of of the tie with the lined portion of t, fastener therethrough. Figs 4 on detailed perspective views of the respective Referring to the drawings, the numeral I designates the rail supporting surface of the Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented July 29. a in 3.

Application filed March 13, 1913. Serial No. 754,110.

metal tie, which is provided "with the two downwardly extending parallel flanges 2, which constitute in cross section a channeled tie, between the ends of which are disposed the blocks 3 preferahlv of \YOOd, said blocks extending to such a distance 'as to be at the extreme ends of thetie and'bevond the rail bearing surface or portions thereof, The huge-screws 4 are employed to maintain the hio'cks 3 in their relative positions.

The rail fastener which is properlyattached to the upper surface of the rail bcaring' portions of the tie, each consists of the has-e5, which is properly secured to the tie hv means of the rivets or bolts 6, the rail brace or chair 7 being cast integral there with at one end and shaped to properly fit over the base of the rail against the Web thereof and below the adjoining portion of thetread as clearly illustrated in Fig.

The hasei) slotted as at 8, said slot being preferably dovetailed shape in cross section and terminating at a point slightly lwlow the hase of the rail 14.215 clearly shown in Fig, 2, while disposed transversely of the'hase adjacent one end, of the slotted portion thereof, are the alined dove-tailed and Wedging recesses 9, said recesses 9 not being extended through the full depth of the metal and terminating at a point for the proper reception of the Wedging' pin 12 as will presently appear. The removable rail base plate or engaging member 10 is provided with the dovetailed shaped lug projection. 11 upon the lower facethereof, for sliding engagement. with the groove said member 10 being disposed l0 he moved to and from the member 7, to pr perly engage amhhold the rail let or the ends 15 and 10 of the rail as shown at the right Fig. l. properly positioned. Vv hen the parts are n the position shown inFig the vscdging pin ii is driven into the rccesses fl and as said pin 19 of greater thi lmr-ss than the depth of the recess, the. i upper portion and the portion thereof transve we of the sl t will engage the outer edgeof tie movable bracing member 10, t-hus lending to Wedge the same against the rail it or the rail sections 15 and 16. so as to properly bind the rail between the members *3 and 10 and against spreading movement. the members 7 and 10 being so constructed as to properly permit of the longitudinal movement of the rail due to expansion and contraction. The end 13 of the pin 12 is split, or the same may be bent so as to assume the shape as shown in Fig. 1, so that the same cannot he accidentally removed from the recesses i) when in proper wedging and locking position.

When it is desired to use the fastener in connection with overlapping or meeting or other connecting means which tend to weaken the-web of the rail and also in most cases become rusted when connected therewith so as to interfere With the expansion at said points.

What is claimed is A rail plate and fastener, including a base plate having one terminal slotted longitudinally, the upper surface of the plate intermediate the ends of the slot being provided I i l l verselyof the plate, a rail brace formed upon 25 j the upper face of the plate at the end remote from the slotted terminal, a separable upon the lower face thereof for slidable insertion within the longitudinal slot of the plate, said latter rail brace being provided with a projecting portion adapted to normally register with the transverse recess of the plate, and a wedging and locking member insertible in said transverse recess for engagement with the projecting portion of the slidable rail brace to move such rail brace toward the opposite rail brace and into rail engaging position.

In testimony that I claim the foregoing as my own, I have hereto aflixed my signature in the presence of two witnesses.

ETHAN T. RAMSAY. Witnesses:

EDMUND L. DEAM,

WILLIAM K. YOUNG.

Copies of this patent may be obtained for five cents each, by addressing the Commissioner of Patent:,

. Washington, D. C.

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